East Bay fire crews get head start on wildfire prevention
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.
America’s Laws Make us Bystanders to the Homeless Crisis
A housing policy expert explains how the American legal system penalizes those who help people experiencing homelessness.
Pittsburgh firefighters battle 2-alarm fire at Bloomfield home
The two-alarm fire broke out at a home in the 400 block of South Graham Street. Pittsburgh Public Safety said three people from two apartments were able to get out safely, and nobody was inside the ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signs executive order to prepare fire zones for rain
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order on Tuesday to quickly deploy clean-up efforts in recent fire zone ...
Trump Signs Order Demanding California Move More Water
The president noted the need to fight Los Angeles fires, but the water would go elsewhere in the state primarily to aid farmers. Environmentalists complained the move was unlawful.
Gavin Newsom signs $2.5 billion wildfire aid package into law
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law bills allocating more than $2.5 billion in state funding Thursday “as step one” toward recovery from the fires that have devastated Los Angeles for weeks. “We’re all ...
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Wildfire victims can now sign up for Army-organized debris removal
Owners of property destroyed in any of the region’s devastating wildfires can now opt-in to government debris removal programs as Phase 2 of the clearance program is now open to the public. The U.S.
California Legislature passes $2.5 billion fire relief bill. Newsom expected to sign
California lawmakers unanimously approved $2.5 billion to aid wildfire cleanup and recovery in the Los Angeles area Thursday morning just 10 days after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for it in a special ...
As schools in LA reopen, parents worry about harmful ash from wildfires
Kelli Ferrone wiped blinds and window sills inside her daughters’ elementary school, just a half mile from the devastating ...
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Tips to Stay Safe if a Hotel Fire Erupts
The federal Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 encourages hotels ... When you are traveling abroad, sign up for Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP), and you’ll receive emergency ...
Netanyahu suggests Israel might not complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by a ceasefire deadline
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline ...
Trump threatens to scrap emergency agency as he visits disaster-hit North Carolina and California
US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jan 24) that he plans to sign an executive order to overhaul or eliminate the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters during a visit to ...